Import/export HS code 2002: Canned or preserved tomatoes (not in vinegar)

Tomatoes prepared or preserved in ways other than using vinegar or acetic acid, such as in sauces or pastes

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 605,074,622
Portugal 136,809,716
Spain 72,216,710
Netherlands 68,307,528
Greece 57,076,897

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 341,304,008 263,770,614 -77,533,394
Portugal 81,910,229 54,899,487 -27,010,742
Spain 42,709,630 29,507,080 -13,202,550
Netherlands 38,474,145 29,833,383 -8,640,762
Greece 32,769,240 24,307,657 -8,461,583
China 13,165,050 9,037,337 -4,127,713
Turkey 12,151,908 7,130,082 -5,021,826
Chile 8,944,510 8,868,822 -75,688
Belgium 7,083,810 10,145,017 +3,061,207
France 8,786,251 5,829,978 -2,956,273

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 684,393,583
Portugal 122,407,292
Spain 94,449,175
Greece 59,172,525
China 22,440,977

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 381,845,446 302,548,137 -79,297,309
Portugal 73,293,348 49,113,944 -24,179,404
Spain 57,350,204 37,098,971 -20,251,233
Greece 34,108,055 25,064,470 -9,043,585
China 13,423,586 9,017,391 -4,406,195
Turkey 12,179,091 7,589,364 -4,589,727
Chile 8,993,305 8,990,150 -3,155
Egypt 6,014,540 7,433,113 +1,418,573
United States 4,588,344 7,298,455 +2,710,111
France 2,902,864 2,634,389 -268,475

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 59
Inner London - East 57
Outer London - East and North East 47
Inner London - West 44
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 43

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 46 53 +7
Inner London - East 52 39 -13
Outer London - East and North East 42 32 -10
Inner London - West 37 35 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 40 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 23 -3
Greater Manchester 19 20 +1
West Yorkshire 16 16 +0
Essex 12 13 +1
Outer London - South 15 14 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 936,557,128
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 133,919,872
Other 7,425,379
Road transport 4,813,548
Air transport 316,174

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 530,500,051 406,057,077 -124,442,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,529,861 58,390,011 -17,139,850
Other 4,980,380 2,444,999 -2,535,381
Road transport 1,847,706 2,965,842 +1,118,136
Air transport 165,166 151,008 -14,158
Rail transport 42,601 4,163 -38,438

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 413,292,963
Felixstowe 280,809,810
Liverpool Docks 113,639,257
London 86,614,030
Thamesport 34,541,776

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 254,951,875 158,341,088 -96,610,787
Felixstowe 150,665,721 130,144,089 -20,521,632
Liverpool Docks 67,930,194 45,709,063 -22,221,131
London 46,955,533 39,658,497 -7,297,036
Thamesport 17,840,061 16,701,715 -1,138,346
Dover 14,467,356 15,802,542 +1,335,186
Immingham Docks 12,465,213 14,996,515 +2,531,302
Southampton 5,243,751 17,415,886 +12,172,135
Hull 9,085,056 3,042,185 -6,042,871
Eurotunnel 5,523,218 3,939,826 -1,583,392

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 336
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Food and beverage service activities 79
Manufacture of food products 75
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 187
2025-11 205
2025-10 189
2025-09 197
2025-08 185

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 246
54m+ 112
0-1m 109
15m-54m 69
Other 28

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 5,955,638
Ghana 3,995,007
Portugal 552,591
United Arab Emirates 443,214
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 363,561

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 3,463,384 2,492,254 -971,130
Ghana 1,351,756 2,643,251 +1,291,495
Portugal 361,887 190,704 -171,183
United Arab Emirates 220,337 222,877 +2,540
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 208,290 155,271 -53,019
Iceland 142,093 122,703 -19,390
Spain 22,260 153,683 +131,423
Sweden 52,416 105,347 +52,931
France 52,945 75,910 +22,965
Italy 97,338 25,022 -72,316

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 604,670
Greece 235,318
Spain 128,827
Ireland 60,016
XI 30,375

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 361,134 243,536 -117,598
Greece 114,605 120,713 +6,108
Spain 67,820 61,007 -6,813
Ireland 33,045 26,971 -6,074
XI 23,792 6,583 -17,209
Turkey 18,936 5,464 -13,472
China 866 0 -866
Netherlands 408 360 -48
Switzerland 0 217 +217
Poland 0 133 +133

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,175,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,399,016
Other 1,523,587
Air transport 24,782

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,699,425 3,476,150 +776,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,084,473 2,314,543 -769,930
Other 867,108 656,479 -210,629
Air transport 19,948 4,834 -15,114

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,784,191
Liverpool Docks 3,747,778
000 1,523,587
Holyhead 956,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 633,194

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Gateway Port 1,802,305 2,981,886 +1,179,581
Liverpool Docks 2,262,690 1,485,088 -777,602
000 867,108 656,479 -210,629
Holyhead 555,280 401,684 -153,596
Dover / Eurotunnel 371,591 261,603 -109,988
Southampton 262,124 175,425 -86,699
Middlesbrough 135,971 125,063 -10,908
Immingham Docks 73,766 102,712 +28,946
Felixstowe 102,945 53,430 -49,515
London 54,627 84,525 +29,898

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2002

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Tomatoes prepared or preserved in ways other than using vinegar or acetic acid, such as in sauces or pastes